Over the years, Thailand has put in place a range of social protection schemes, including a universal coverage scheme for health care introduced in 2002 and a universal social pension. However, Thai citizens still do not yet all effectively benefit from basic adequate social protection, while coverage of the informal sector remains low. In this context, the Royal Thai Government is considering an expansion of social welfare systems and is concentrating its efforts on developing a universal coherent social protection system (indicated in Plan 11). This system should provide lifetime protection to all. The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MDSHS) is responsible for coordinating implementation.

Within this framework, the MSDHS in collaboration with the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) Joint Team on Social Protection Floor organized a one-day national technical workshop on the Social Protection Floor to assess the existing social protection situation, identify suitable policy and programs that are required for the country in the future, and areas of partnership between key stakeholders and UN agencies.

The “Consultative Meeting on Social Protection Floor” took place on Wednesday, 10 August 2011 at Amari Watergate Bangkok. 

This workspace is dedicated to the Social Protection Floor workshop to share the presentations made by the facilitators, and for all participants to share ideas, information, and experiences discussed during the training.